transposed formations

In collaboration with Lindsay Farr

As the starting point for this transitory site-specific work, the artists employed the conventional drafting materials of architects’ studios: frosted mylar. Taking this typically two-dimensional material and shaping it into three-dimensional objects, the artists created a network of complex formations. The assemblages connected to one another to create an environment of variegated densities and textures that amplified the festival’s themes of reinvention and creativity.

river current

The North Saskatchewan River relocates and gathers the city of Edmonton in a multitude of ways. With divergent patterns and directions of force, the river’s winding path geographically separates the city into two parts. This installation is a homage to the fluid mechanics of the river and the study of how we are all a part of its current.

This installation was a part of a group exhibition coordinated by Dawn Saunders Dahl and Dawn Marie Marchand to accompany the Walrus Talks.

Photo credit: courtesy of the artist and Brice Ferre Studio

layered warmth

This site-specific transitory work was created for Parka Patio, a fundraiser at Edmonton’s oldest artist-run centre. The 2015 event theme was Fort YEG: a reference to the city’s fur-trade roots, and the present day code for its international airport. With the idea of Edmonton's heritage in mind, the artists focused on the concept of warmth and layering. By amplifying ideas based on fur and women's petticoats, they investigated textures and textiles to evoke the oscillation in winter between warm and cold. Hanging overhead, these adaptations suggested floating icebergs, snow, the aura borealis and clouds.

Lindsay Farr's BioLindsay Farr is an Intern Architect, currently living and working in Edmonton. She attended the Fine Art Program at MacEwan University in 2004, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006 from the University of Lethbridge. In 2007 Farr completed a self-directed studio at the University of Alberta, exploring methods of drawing and printmaking. After working in Edmonton for several years, she returned to school to obtain a Master of Architecture at the University of Calgary. In 2012 she spent a semester living and studying architecture in Barcelona, Spain and participated in an Urban Systems studio in Amsterdam.

fox farm hq

For this transitory public art exhibition, the artist designed a grandstand-like structure to encourage reflection and interaction on a typically busy trail in Edmonton’s river valley. The structure was placed in an open area facing a v-shaped trail to highlight two viewpoints: one of Whitemud Creek and the other of Fox Farm.

quarters community garden

This site provided an opportunity for residents, organizations and communities of the Quarters neighbourhood to have a place to plant in the garden and to relax in a collective area. The Quarters is on the eastern edge of downtown undergoing revitalization under The Quarters Downtown Plan provided by the City to Edmonton. The neighbourhood has a rich diversity of civil (police station), federal (law courts) and Chinese Community presence along with economic disparity present in the area.

The garden used biodegradable wattles, which are commonly used for irrigation, as the perimeter border for each garden bed. This material allowed for the curvature of the panoptic plan, written about by Michel Foucault in his text Discipline and Punishment. The Panopticon was designed to allow the observer in the center to have a clear sight of others who may or may not know they are being observed along the periphery.

Photo credit: courtesy of the artist and the Edmonton Arts Council

the office show

Popular television shows like “The Office” and the movie “Office Space” have drawn attention to the daily routines of office workers. The Office Show took this idea further, exploring both the architecture of office spaces, such as cubicles and corner offices, and the habits of workers who live in such spaces.

Generous support for this exhibition was given by Melcor Developments, Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, Art Rental and Sales Gallery at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Douglas Printing, Media Artchitecture Design Edmonton (MADE) and the Canada Council.

the apartment show

The Apartment Show drew on concepts of abandonment and voyeurism, blurring the lines between art, theatre, dance and music. Artists from Edmonton and Calgary occupied rooms within four empty apartments.